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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Dec 6, 2023 17:51:57 GMT -5
"Diesel and Dust" by Midnight Oil is banger after banger beginning to end.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Dec 6, 2023 17:57:03 GMT -5
I just listened to Gary Numans “Pleasure Principle” where the hit “Cars” came from and its electronica brilliance
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 6, 2023 18:45:37 GMT -5
I just listened to Gary Numans “Pleasure Principle” where the hit “Cars” came from and its electronica brilliance M.E. and Are Friends Electric are bops. |
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Dec 6, 2023 19:12:41 GMT -5
A-ha: "The Living Daylights" One of the best Bond themes ever. Change my mind. I'm probably biased as I really liked the movie, but I loved the theme, too. Agreed on both fronts. For me I both unironically enjoyed Scatman's World and Everybody Jam from Scatman John as much as I did his biggest hit (I'm The) Scatman. |
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Dec 6, 2023 19:25:42 GMT -5
"Diesel and Dust" by Midnight Oil is banger after banger beginning to end. “Diesel and Dust” is a great album, but my favorite album of theirs is probably “10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.” Meanwhile, probably my favorite individual song is “Blue Sky Mine.” |
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Dec 6, 2023 21:56:56 GMT -5
"Diesel and Dust" by Midnight Oil is banger after banger beginning to end. “Diesel and Dust” is a great album, but my favorite album of theirs is probably “10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.” Meanwhile, probably my favorite individual song is “Blue Sky Mine.” "Short Memory" gets me every time |
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Post by FinalGwen on Dec 6, 2023 22:00:11 GMT -5
Babylon Zoo are only really known for the remixed version of Spaceman, but their second album had a great glam feel to it, with "All The Money's Gone" and "Are You A Boy Or A Girl" being highlights.
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Post by mo on Dec 6, 2023 22:06:29 GMT -5
Chumbawumba had a bunch of good songs besides Tubthumper. I liked Amnesia. Came here to mention them, not familiar with the majority of their discography but the Tubthumper album had some great stuff. They had some talent for sure. |
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Post by Perd on Dec 6, 2023 23:48:21 GMT -5
"M.E." by Gary Numan
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 6, 2023 23:49:17 GMT -5
Jimi Hendrix had a few good tunes besides All Along the Watchtower, his only charting hit at #20.
Purple Haze
Foxey Lady
Hey Joe
Voodoo Child
The Wind Cries Mary
All of these are decent.
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Post by ERON on Dec 7, 2023 5:02:37 GMT -5
The Youngbloods are remembered primarily for "Get Together" ("Come on people now, smile on your brother...") but "Four in the Morning" is also a great song by them.
The Standells are known for "Dirty Water" but I have a bunch of their other songs on my playlist. "Riot on Sunset Strip," "Looking at Tomorrow," and especially "Medication" are my favorites.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Dec 7, 2023 5:19:12 GMT -5
A-ha: "The Living Daylights" One of the best Bond themes ever. Change my mind. In no way, shape or form are A-ha one-hit wonders |
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 7, 2023 6:07:28 GMT -5
Babylon Zoo are only really known for the remixed version of Spaceman, but their second album had a great glam feel to it, with "All The Money's Gone" and "Are You A Boy Or A Girl" being highlights. I did a playlist of "other hits by 1 hit wonders" I tried to get them onto it, I just couldn't find anything. In terms of UK one hit wonders, OMG Tasmin Archer's debut album is wall to wall bangers, how "Sleeping Satellite" is her only hit I have no idea. |
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 7, 2023 17:08:41 GMT -5
A-ha: "The Living Daylights" One of the best Bond themes ever. Change my mind. In no way, shape or form are A-ha one-hit wonders Even if they aren’t, they’re very much considered so in America. Ask any non fan to name a a-ha song and see if they say anything other than Take On Me. |
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 7, 2023 17:11:54 GMT -5
A-ha: "The Living Daylights" One of the best Bond themes ever. Change my mind. It’s my favorite Bond song. I also really like The Sun Always Shines on T.V., Hunting High and Low and Velvet from a-ha. |
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Dec 7, 2023 17:20:47 GMT -5
Crash Test Dummies is a really talented band that has put out 8 above average to good albums spanning multiple genres and influences over the last 30+ years, but will forever be remembered for and judged by their absolute worst song. Songs like How Does A Duck Know? and Keep a Lid on Things are really good songs, for example.
Here in the United States I think Silverchair is pretty much only known for Tomorrow, but their entire discography is good and I'm not sure I'd put Tomorrow in their Top 5 songs.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 7, 2023 17:44:06 GMT -5
Crash Test Dummies is a really talented band that has put out 8 above average to good albums spanning multiple genres and influences over the last 30+ years, but will forever be remembered for and judged by their absolute worst song. Songs like How Does A Duck Know? and Keep a Lid on Things are really good songs, for example. Here in the United States I think Silverchair is pretty much only known for Tomorrow, but their entire discography is good and I'm not sure I'd put Tomorrow in their Top 5 songs. I thought they were known for Freak from their second album. |
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Dec 7, 2023 17:50:02 GMT -5
A-ha: "The Living Daylights" One of the best Bond themes ever. Change my mind. In no way, shape or form are A-ha one-hit wonders In the US, they’re only really known for Take On Me, and maybe also for the Bond theme to The Living Daylights, and even then, people might know the song but not remember it was then. Like Midnight Oil with Australia, a-ha is one of those bands that are huge in their countries/continents of origin, because I’m aware that they’re massively famous in Norway/Europe in general. And then you also have the bands that are the opposite, who aren’t successful in their country of origin, but catch on somewhere else for some reason. There’s a reason the Big In Japan meme exists. |
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Dec 7, 2023 18:07:00 GMT -5
Crash Test Dummies is a really talented band that has put out 8 above average to good albums spanning multiple genres and influences over the last 30+ years, but will forever be remembered for and judged by their absolute worst song. Songs like How Does A Duck Know? and Keep a Lid on Things are really good songs, for example. Here in the United States I think Silverchair is pretty much only known for Tomorrow, but their entire discography is good and I'm not sure I'd put Tomorrow in their Top 5 songs. I thought they were known for Freak from their second album. Tomorrow was a #1 hit on the mainstream and alt rock charts in the USA. Freak was a #1 hit in the UK, but only made it to 29/25 in the US. Their second biggest song stateside was actually Abuse Me, apparently, but nothing was ever quite as big as Tomorrow. |
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 7, 2023 18:19:02 GMT -5
I thought they were known for Freak from their second album. Tomorrow was a #1 hit on the mainstream and alt rock charts in the USA. Freak was a #1 hit in the UK, but only made it to 29/25 in the US. Their second biggest song stateside was actually Abuse Me, apparently, but nothing was ever quite as big as Tomorrow. Hm, I actually only had ever heard of Freak. |
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